Martin Svoboda

“No individual can win a game by himself.”

“If you are first you are first. If you are second, you are nothing.”

“Business is much less transparent than a win in a Grand Prix; in a race you drive over the finishing line first and you have won. In business it is different.”

“I want to bring passengers on my airplanes to present to them my product.”

“Whenever I see something that challenges me, I take it on.”

“I’ve been through a lot and I realize the future can’t be controlled. I’m not worried. You can always learn to overcome difficulties.”

“I always go extreme ways.”

“When you have the chance to fight for victory or a podium finish, you have the motivation to push that extra bit out of yourself.”

“To make a decision you need to be in a perfect environment: you have to be motivated and surrounded by the right people.”

“I said then and later that I had conquered my fear quickly and cleanly. That was a lie. But it would have been foolish to play into the hands of my rivals by confirming my weakness. At Monza, I was rigid with fear.”

“From success, you learn absolutely nothing. From failure and setbacks conclusions can be drawn. That goes for your private life as well as your career.”

“Really, you should always discuss the defeats because you can learn much more from failure than from success.”

“The less you talk, the more time you have for the essential things.”

“Giving up is something a Lauda doesn’t do.”

“A race isn’t won until it’s over.”

“He who has not Christmas in his heart will never find it under a tree.”

“If you want to make the world a better place
Take a look at yourself, and then make a change.”

“Books are spaceships: with them you can reach new orbits. And with the best ones, the miracle of the Overview Effect.”

“Have courage to make use of your books!”